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Wilton is a village in south Herefordshire, England just under a mile west of the market town of Ross-on-Wye.

Wilton
River Wye at Wilton Bridge
Wilton Location within Herefordshire
OS grid reference	SO589242
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROSS-ON-WYE
Postcode district	HR9
Dialling code	01989
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford and South Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire 51.91°N 2.60°W / 51.91; -2.60

In 1100, Henry I set up three royal manors in Herefordshire, including the manor of Wilton. This included a number of surrounding villages such as Peterstow.[1]

Wilton Bridge was a major crossing of the River Wye and was protected by Wilton Castle . Both suffered significant damage during the English Civil War. The bridge has been restored and strengthened and updated with a sundial .

Now the village is known for the roundabout where the A49 trunk road joins the A40. Being a convenient staging point it has several hotels.

References

External links

• Wilton Castle Website
• WyeNot's description of Wilton Castle
• Landscape Origins of the Wye Valley (LOWV) project's page on Wilton
• Vaga Valley Publishing's page on Wilton Bridge
• Bridstow CE Primary School
• Wilton Court Hotel
• Bridge House Hotel
• Orles Barn Hotel
• Castle Lodge Hotel
• The White Lion Inn

External links

Media related to Wilton, Herefordshire at Wikimedia Commons

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